THE STANDOUTSJaron FosterSr. | 6-1 | 180 | WR/DEMoore calls him "the key guy for us on both sides of the ball." Only caught two passes last season, but one was for a touchdown in Menchville's near-upset of Kecoughtan.Tyler MuellerSr. | 6-2 | 170| QBShowed promise by passing for 122 yards and two touchdowns in the regular-season finale against Kecoughtan. Throws a nice ball but must reverse his 5-to-1 INT-to-TD rate.Dillon ChristopherSr. | 6-1 | 170 | Sr.Once the offense crosses midfield, a field goal isn't out of question. One of his seven field goals last year was a 60-yarder to enter the VHSL record book.

THE STORYLINESMoving past it. Amazingly, Menchville has finished 2-8 for six consecutive seasons. And the Monarchs haven't won more than two games since 2001, when it went 4-6. Getting over that hump is critical to a program that wants to take a step forward.Start it and finish it. The Monarchs won two of their first three games last season but closed by losing seven in a row. This year's schedule is laid out exactly the same, with winnable games early and the bears later on.Getting some production. Menchville averaged a district-worst 7.8 points a game last season, which included a five-game stretch that saw only a Christopher field goal. But the Monarchs hung 21 on a very good Kecoughtan defense in the finale.

FIRST PLAYOFF TEAMUnder head coach Tom Jacob and with a sophomore named David Macklin, the Monarchs made their first postseason appearance in 1993. Menchville routed Maury 31-13 in the Eastern Region Division 6 semifinals but lost to Indian River in the final.